Tom Zbikowski

After leaving the Ravens news conference Tuesday afternoon, major concerns still remain about the team's poor secondary. There was a search for a nugget, something to suggest that this team was going to get better. But the best that general manager Ozzie Newsome could do was talk about the return of cornerback Jimmy Smith from injury. Really. ''As we look at it now, getting Jimmy back healthy [foot injury] is going to be very big for us. That's a good start," Newsome said. "Having Lardarius [Webb] go through a season where he's not rehabbing, he's just getting himself ready to play, and because of the injuries, we were able to pick up Rashaan...

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